Ellie was a butterfly in the 1st grade production of “Bugs” last week.  Wait, it may have been “Bugz” with a z.   It probably was “Bugz” with a z. There were antennae everywhere. Love. This was the first BIG production Ellie has been in!  Previously, she’s performed in classroom plays and song events for the parents...

Open your eyes Open your eyes. You are waking up It is morning Your mind is filled with stuff. When your eyes are open your mind will be flushed. Open your eyes Open your eyes. You have a day coming up. It is morning Your mind is filled with stuff. When you open your eyes your mind will be flushed. Open your eyes. Open your eyes You will wake up...

To all the mommies out there… including my mommy in California, all my mommy friends, and myself … Happy Mother’s...

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Ellie and I took a mid-morning trip over to Greenfield Lake with the cameras. The idea was to get some current photos of Miss Bean in all her seven-year-old glory, but she insisted that there are plenty of pictures of her, but none of me – so she took a camera out of my hands and posed me She let me take a couple of her, too. Just a couple. She promised if I take...

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It snowed around 5″ in Wilmington NC last week! After Ellie built her very first snowman, she asked me to take some video of her. I can’t help it, I think this is the cutest thing in the entire world. ...

So not only is she writing little love notes to me, she’s also losing her teeth. Already. And do you see that spray of freckles across her nose? And the beauty mark above her lip? SIGH. ...

Although I’ll admit that watching her grow up so quickly is a little gut-wrenching, and for purely selfish reasons. Ellie handed this note to me a few minutes ago. ...

In 14 years she’ll be old enough to vote. Today, she’s just enjoying a day off of school.